Essentials of Compilation: An Incremental Approach in Python

by Jeremy G. Siek

A hands-on approach to understanding and building compilers using the programming language Python.

Compilers are notoriously difficult programs to teach and understand. Most books about compilers dedicate one chapter to each progressive stage, a structure that hides how language features motivate design choices. By contrast, this innovative textbook provides an incremental approach that allows students to write every single line of code...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262048248
• ISBN13: 9780262048248
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 10.1"